Hanging Basket

ABSTRACT

A hanging basket has a basket, multiple suspension lines and multiple basket connectors. The basket has a sidewall, an edge, a connecting ring formed around the edge and multiple mounting holes formed around and through the sidewall of the basket. The basket connectors are connected respectively to the suspension lines. Each basket connector has a lip hook and a post, The lip hook and post are formed opposite to each other. The lip hooks of the basket connectors and the connecting ring of the basket selectively hook to each other. The posts of the basket connectors are selectively mounted respectively in the mounting holes. The basket will not detach from the suspension assembly even though the hanging basket hangs in high places and sways or bumps other hanging baskets or objects.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a hanging basket, especially to ahanging basket that has suspension lines hooked securely in the edge ofthe basket to allow the basket to hang firmly and high.

2. Description of the Prior Arts

A hanging basket displays an article like a flowerpot in high places tomake good use of vertical space and to decorate the environment.

With reference to FIG. 4, a conventional hanging basket comprises abasket (30) and a suspension assembly (40).

The basket (30) has an edge, an outer surface and a connecting ring(31). The connecting ring (31) is formed around the edge of the basket(30) at the outer surface.

The suspension assembly (40) has a mounting connector, multiplesuspension lines (41) and multiple basket connectors (42). Eachsuspension line (41) has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end isconnected to the mounting connector. The basket connectors (42) areconnected respectively to the lower ends of the suspension lines (41),and each basket connector (42) has a cross member, two walls (421) andtwo lip hooks (422). The cross member of the basket connector (42) isconnected to the lower end of the suspension line (41). The walls (421)of the basket connector (42) protrude transversely from the cross memberof the basket connector (42) opposite to each other, and each wall (421)has an edge. The lip hooks (422) are formed respectively on the edges ofthe walls (421) of the basket connector (42), face each other and mayhook the connecting ring (31) of the basket (30) to hang the basket (30)in high places.

However, the basket (30) is connected to the suspension assembly (40)only with the connecting ring (31) being hooked to the lip hooks (422).The connecting ring (31) and the lip hooks (422) may slide relative toeach other or the basket (30) may fall from the suspension assembly (40)and injure people.

To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a hangingbasket to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the present invention is to provide a hangingbasket that will hang securely in high places.

The hanging basket in accordance with the present invention has abasket, multiple suspension lines and multiple basket connectors. Thebasket has a sidewall, an edge, a connecting ring formed around the edgeand multiple mounting holes formed around and through the sidewall ofthe basket. The basket connectors are connected respectively to thesuspension lines. Each basket connector has a lip hook and a post. Thelip hook and post are formed opposite to each other. The lip hooks ofthe basket connectors and the connecting ring of the basket selectivelyhook to each other. The posts of the basket connectors are selectivelymounted respectively in the mounting holes. The basket will not detachfrom the suspension assembly even though the hanging basket hangs inhigh places and sways or bumps other hanging baskets or objects.

Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention willbecome more apparent from the following detailed description when takenin conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hanging basket in accordance with thepresent invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged partially exploded perspective view of the hangingbasket in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view in partial section of the hanging basket in FIG.1; and

FIG. 4 is a side view in partial section of a conventional hangingbasket in accordance with the prior art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference to FIG. 1, a hanging basket in accordance with thepresent invention comprises a basket (10) and a suspension assembly(20).

The basket (10) has a bottom, a sidewall (11) and a connecting ring(12).

With further reference to FIG. 2, the sidewall (11) is formed around andprotrudes up from the bottom of the basket (10) and has an edge, anouter surface and multiple mounting holes (111). The mounting holes(111) are formed through and around the sidewall (11) near the edge.

The connecting ring (12) is formed on and protrudes out from the edge ofthe sidewall (11) and has an outer edge, a lip (121) and multipleoptional indentations (122). The lip (121) is formed around andprotrudes down from the outer edge of the connecting ring (12) and hasan outer surface. The indentations (122) are formed in the outer surfaceof the lip (121) and correspond respectively to the mounting holes (111)of the sidewall (11).

The suspension assembly (20) has an optional mounting connector (21),multiple suspension lines (22) and multiple basket connectors (23).

The mounting connector (21) attaches to an external object and may beimplemented as a hook, a clamp, an eyebolt or the like.

The suspension lines (22) are connected to the mounting connector (21)and respectively to the basket connectors (23), and each suspension line(22) has an upper end and a lower end. The upper end of the suspensionline (22) is connected to the mounting connector (21).

The basket connectors (23) are resilient and U-shaped, are attachedrespectively to the lower ends of the suspension lines (22) and areconnected to the connecting ring (12) and respectively to the mountingholes (111), and each basket connector (23) has a cross member, twowalls, a lip hook (231) and a post (232). The cross member of the basketconnector (23) is connected to the lower end of a corresponding one ofthe suspension lines (22) and has two ends. The walls are formedrespectively on and protrude down from the ends of the cross member, andeach wall has a distal edge and an inner surface. The lip hook (231) isformed on the distal edge of one wall and bends parallel to the innersurface of the wall, is mounted selectively in a corresponding one ofthe indentations (122) of the connecting ring (12) and hooks the lip(121) of the connecting ring (12). The post (232) is formed on andprotrudes transversely from the inner surface of the wall of the basketconnector (23) opposite to the lip hook (231), is mounted selectivelythrough a corresponding one of the mounting holes (111) of the sidewall(11) and abuts the lip hook (231).

With further reference to FIG. 3, the hanging basket as described hasthe following advantages. The lip hooks (231) of the basket connectors(23) may slide respectively into the indentations (122) of theconnecting ring (12) until the lip hooks (231) of the basket connectors(23) and the lip (121) of the connecting ring (12) hook each other andthe posts (232) of the basket connectors (23) are mounted in themounting holes (111) of the basket (10). Thus, the basket (10) and thesuspension assembly (20) are connected securely to each other. Eventhough the hanging basket may hang in high places, sway or bump otherobjects, the basket (10) will not detach from the suspension assembly(20).

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the presentinvention have been set forth in the foregoing description, togetherwith details of the structure and features of the invention, thedisclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details,especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts withinthe principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by thebroad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims areexpressed.

1. A hanging basket comprising a basket having a bottom; a sidewallbeing formed around and protruding up from the bottom of the basket andhaving an edge; an outer surface; and multiple mounting holes beingformed through and around the sidewall near the edge; and a connectingring being formed on and protruding out from the edge of the sidewalland having an outer edge; and a lip being formed around and protrudingdown from the outer edge of the connecting ring and having an outersurface; and a suspension assembly having multiple suspension lines,each suspension line having an upper end; and a lower end; and multiplebasket connectors being resilient and U-shaped, being connectedrespectively to the lower ends of the suspension lines and beingconnected to the connecting ring and respectively to the mounting holes,and each basket connector having a cross member being connected to thelower end of a corresponding one of the suspension lines and having twoends; two walls being formed respectively on and protruding down fromthe ends of the cross member, and each wall having a distal edge; and aninner surface; a lip hook being formed on the distal edge of one wall ofthe basket connector and bending parallel to the inner surface of thewall and hooking on the connecting ring of the basket; and a post beingformed on and protruding transversely from the inner surface of the wallof the basket connector opposite to the lip hook, being mountedselectively through a corresponding one of the mounting holes of thesidewall of the basket and abutting the lip hook.
 2. The hanging basketas claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting ring of the basket furtherhas multiple indentations being formed in the outer surface of the lipand corresponding respectively to the mounting holes of the sidewall;and the lip hook of basket connector being mounted selectively in acorresponding one of the indentations of the connecting ring.
 3. Thehanging basket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the suspension assemblyfurther has a mounting connector; and the upper ends of the suspensionlines of the suspension assembly are connected to the mountingconnector.
 4. The hanging basket as claimed in claim 2, wherein thesuspension assembly further has a mounting connector; and the upper endsof the suspension lines of the suspension assembly are connected to themounting connector.